Turned Down Quotes

91 quotes by 90 authors

After being Turned Down by numerous Publishers, he had decided to write for Posterity. — George Ade
The Dancing Girls of Lahore was offered to dozens of British publishers and was turned down by everyone. It is still on offer in the… — Louise Brown
In 1980, Atari was bringing in around two billion dollars in revenue and Chuck E. Cheese's some five hundred million. I still didn't feel too… — Nolan Bushnell
I called it ignose, not knowing which carbohydrate it was. This name was turned down by my editor. 'God-nose' was not more successful, so in… — Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
...if we all turned down the thermostat in our house by just one degree, we would save over Â£650 million worth of energy and nearly… — David Cameron
Personally, I have already turned down the Downing St thermostat by 1 degree — Tony Blair
I've never been turned down for a role because I'm gay. I'm a character actor, and that's probably why. I don't find Hollywood, in my… — Jane Lynch
I've turned down projects based on raunchiness before. — John Ratzenberger
A couple of guys won Academy Awards for the things that I turned down. Today, after coming to terms with everything, after being in therapy… — Mickey Rourke
I wanted to play roles which offered new ways of viewing black women and black people in general- and I have done that. And I… — Naomie Harris
As I became very defined in my personal politics, I turned down some films that I slightly regret now; I'm not going to say what… — Julie Christie
I turned down the opportunity to be in some films that went on to be blockbusters. — Elizabeth McGovern
I'm not a comedian. I'm not a show host. I'm a musician. That's why I've turned down offers to host the Grammy Awards and the… — Michael Jackson
I lost agents and managers because I turned down big movies that were smutty. — Morgan Brittany
I have turned down a lot of garbage lately. — Burt Lancaster
I turned down the first script offered to me, and the second. I lay on my back one day under an umbrella, in the garden,… — Conrad Veidt
I turned down the OBE because its not a club you want to join when you look at the villains whove got it. Its all… — Ken Loach
You heard on all sides that the brightest Jewish children were turned down if the examining officers did not like the turn of their noses. — Mary Antin
There's a man in the world who is never turned down, whatever he chances to stray; he gets the glad hand in the populous town,… — Walt Whitman
I turned down Prince William's invitation for me to sing at his birthday bash because he was spearing animals in Africa and bringing publicity to… — Pink

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